Privacy Policy
Last Updated: August 2026
1. Introduction
At Molecule Mind, protecting your privacy is integral to our mission of fostering open, transparent, and thoughtful discourse. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, read our articles, or participate in our discussion forums.
2. Information We Collect
We collect minimal personal data required to provide a seamless and interactive experience:
- Account Information: When you sign in using OAuth (Google/GitHub) or email, we receive your basic profile name, email address, and avatar image.
- Community Activity: Articles you publish, comments you post, forum contributions, and upvote/downvote interactions are stored to calculate your reputation score and maintain community threads.
- Technical Logs: Anonymous browser type, operating system, and timestamp data for performance tuning and security monitoring.
3. How We Use Your Information
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to advertisers or third parties. We use your information exclusively to:
- Authenticate your account and enable participation in discussions and voting.
- Prevent spam, harassment, and abuse in our community forums.
- Send critical account notifications or newsletter updates (if explicitly subscribed).
4. Cookies and Storage
Molecule Mind uses essential authentication sessions and local storage to preserve your theme preference (dark/light mode) and secure your logged-in status. We do not use third-party advertising tracking cookies.
5. Your Rights and Controls
You retain full ownership of the content you publish. You may request account deletion or export of your contributions at any time by contacting our support desk at support@moleculemind.com.